Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-05-27

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EDINBURG NOTES.
Hail beauteous maid of grace divine
Why do You wear a hump behind
Another arrival Of the most stylish and
fashionable millinery just received by
Miss Maggie llisoy.
We regret TO hear that Mr. Jacob Coop
er cut bis foot quite severely while work
ing ia the bark peeling opposite this place.
4 number Of persons from tins place ai-
tended the baptiziug on the river near
here, on Sunday. Some felt disappointed
because Of the falling off from the number
that were expected. only four candidates
for the solemn rites presenting themselvc..
Rev. d. H. Rhodes, Of the Christian
Church, baptized nine converts. all fe-
males, in the crecl, al this place, on Fri
day of last week Mr. Rhodes is an earn
est and faithful worker in His Masters
service, and is greatly beloved by all our
people.
Our little city is improving along with
the rest and will soon put on as many airs
as our big sister city Of Woodstock. Along
with the new houses and o,her improve
ments recently mentioned, We note that
Mr.. NJ. l.. Grove is building bay window
and porch to the front Of his house, on
Main street.
The following officers were elected for
Madison District:
Justices Of the Peace: Samucl Camp
bell, Geo. G. Rhinehart, b +. Murray.
Constable Benz. Rhnohart.
Supervisor j. W. Santmlcrs.
Oversecr Of The Poor: John X. Lantz
Commissioner Of Roads Mahlon llollar
The saums have also started ont ON thc
same road, having torn away the porch
in front Of their large store building, on
Main street, and are greetings new one.
on Tim rsday night of last week
onr town was all on the edge Of cvpccta-
ton, as 10 was known that one of our
fairest daughters, living near town, on
the river, had been captured by q gallant
laddie from Warren county, ana under
the sanction Of the law and religion was
10 be carried away hic prisoner willing
Is il is true. Tho contracting persons
were Miss Mary Santmiers, daughter OF
Mr.. J. W. Snntmiers, Supervisor Of this
Township, and Mr. VI. G. Gearing, Of
Front Royal. Warren county, Va. As the
party entered the Methodist church they
were the target Of the hundreds of eyes
that had assembled and crowded the large
building, Reaching the altar the bride
and groom stood under a large and bcauii-
ful floral marriage bell while the pastor,
Rev. Geo. D. Zimmerman pronounced the
solemn words of the church that made
them as "ouo soul with but single
thought" As soon as the ceremony was
over the bridal party, accompanied by .
large number Of invited friends, returned
to the residence of the brides parents
where a sumptuous supper Characteristic
of Virginia hospitality was served The
Ednburg Cornet Band put in an appear.
ance and gave the party very sweet
sercnade. The attendants were Miss
| Lizzie DOsh and Mr. Geo. T. Gearing,
Miss Ora Pulliam and Mr. Samuel Ander-
son, Mss Lizzie Burner and Mr. Will
Lineweaver. On Friday morning the
happy couple left for Front Royal near
which place they will reside.
Very often in looking oyer the papers
we read accounts Of the many singular
freaks Of nature, but the one that we write
about now is perfectly trne, IN every re-
spect, as can be proved 4 woman of this
town, about five years ago, went ont into
a field to gather blackberrics, accompa
MED by her little daughter, a few year,
old. While gathering the berries she be-
came frightened at the approach Of an
angry-looking steer, and catching hcl
bucket in one hand and throwing her little
child mp on her back, or side, with the
other, she rapidly retreated from the ield
A few months later she gave birth tc
twins, one Of which died in few days
The other lived and grew hearty, and
proved TO be in one respect a singular cast
Of lusus naiHrde. The child is now about
five years old, and every year since il
birth has shown the same strange freak OF
nature. Over the child's back, rs far a.
the mothers back was covered by thu
child in the run from the steer, has grown
coat Of real steers hair, notified rec
and white exactly az was the coat of tn
steer that alarmed her in the blackberr,
patch. Every spring this singular growtl
sheds Just as the cows and steers do. INIT
there is only few soft, silky hairs left
In the fall the growth starts out again 81
that in few months through the winte
the child is covered over that portion will
a strong, vigorous growth Of steers hail
This shows how careful women should b
in cases Of this kind, as any imprudent ac
on their part may transmit to their limo
cent offspring world Of trouble and ofte
terrible deformity.